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The most ironic thing I can imagine: A man decides to get a tattoo of a bible quote. He can’t decide which one so he goes to the tattoo shop, opens his bible at random, and before he even looked at it, tells the artist to do that quote. By chance, he ended up choosing Leviticus 19:28.

The best part about that is that she isn’t even misinterpreting it. Of course, there’s a lot of context that she’s leaving out, but that’s pretty much exactly what happened. Genesis 19 if you want to check it out yourself. (Fun fact, that passage is also where we get the term Sodomy).

@ goldenrhino
Not sure what you were expecting more from her for, exactly?

But in fairness to Larisa, the entire situation that even remotely made that situation a necessity – namely, the predisposition of all of the inhabitants in the local area to committing various types of crimes and displaying a blend of psychopathic and sociopathic behaviors – is fascinating from both psychological and anthropological perspectives, so I could sort of understand if it sparked her interest.

You know, it seems like everyone is complaining about how this comic has “become more adult” in the past month or so. Well, I’d like to refer everyone to the freakin 5TH comic, where the word “pussy” is used. This was never really a kids comic. But really, it’s not an adult comic either. It will always be a comic FOR teenagers ABOUT teenagers. So why should you complain?

On another note, I just beat Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga for the first time! Pretty good game for the Gameboy Advance.

God did not condone that act. The Bible merely recorded what happened. Ugh, if you’d like to criticize Christianity, you should at least try researching it.

1. I don’t see where anyone here said God condoned it (but give me a sec).
2. Lot was considered so morally righteous that God saved him from the destruction of the city. In fact, the story is written in a way that portrays him as a model of morality.
3. Exodus 21:7 makes pretty clear that God condones this kind of thing.

@ goldenrhino
Not sure what you were expecting more from her for, exactly?

But in fairness to Larisa, the entire situation that even remotely made that situation a necessity – namely, the predisposition of all of the inhabitants in the local area to committing various types of crimes and displaying a blend of psychopathic and sociopathic behaviors – is fascinating from both psychological and anthropological perspectives, so I could sort of understand if it sparked her interest.

I’m sure it was how it all ends in a fiery apocalypse.

I remember when I first read the bible, I wondered how anyone could praise a book about Psychopathic manchildren murdering each other. Then I read it again and realized there is no way I could ever be Christian.

The third time, I focused on the new testament and that’s when I began to suspect that there aren’t any real Christians.

Oh-h-okie-dokie. If there were ever any of those religious whackjob fundamentalist “social” pseudoconservatives following this strip for the cutesy animal story arcs, those popping noises you’re hearing in the background is gonna be the sound of their pointy little skulls imploding.

Larisa, where might I mail you that gift basket of vintage kerosene and white phosphorous?

Yeah, ever heard of Sodom and Gomorrah? Sodom was the city in question. Not a very nice place.

Yeah, but Gomorrah was the winter vacation capital of the whole Jordan Rift Valley and a major production center for olive oil and dried date meat, as well as the lynchpin of the Dead Sea surfboard industry.

I mean, when did you ever hear anybody being prosecuted for gomorrahry?

@ ekimmak:
No you wouldn’t.
It was said the city was so wicked that God consumed it with fire and brimstone. Considering Lott was the “good” one in the city, you can only imagine the depths of wickedness the rest were into.

@ MawileCeyvis:
If you read that 5th comic, then you realize that the definition of “pussy” used is “Cat.” Woo is not referencing slang female anatomy terms. Have you never heard of a “Pussycat”? Or heard someone calling their pet feline, “Here Puss! Here Puss-puss!” And yes I have old ladies for neighbors…

@ Raen:
Actually Lott was trying to save two men traveling in the city from being sexually assaulted by a mob. Since women were considered lessers in those days Lott offered his daughters instead so the travelers would not be harmed. The crowd refused and were then blinded by light. The two travelers were in fact angels and they were in no real danger.
The irony is that when the angels told Lott the city was to be destroyed, he actually pleaded with them not to destroy the town if he could find just ten good people there. The fact he would ask to spare such wickedness if only to protect lives shows Lott himself was a righteous man, just flawed like all human beings and corrupted by the wickedness around him.

So no God was not condoning rape or incest by sparing Lott and his family, he was saving the only man in the town who was halfway decent and who could have been salvaged.

@ Tucci78:
Oh-h-okie-dokie. If there were ever any of those religious whackjob fundamentalist “social” pseudoconservatives following this strip for the cutesy animal story arcs, those popping noises you’re hearing in the background is gonna be the sound of their pointy little skulls imploding.

Well, alrightythen, if there were ever any of those small-minded “politically correct” Leftwing speech police fascists following this strip for its great story telling and little moments where they can fall over themselves to express their disdain and bigotry towards people of faith, this would be the moment too.

I love the strip, and I love Larisa, she’s amazing…and bear in mind, this is a Southern, Christian, Conservative, pro-gun, anti-abortion, anti-flag burning guy talking.
Perhaps instead of lumping people together in stereotypes, and going out of your way to mock people who don’t share your worldviews (such as they are) you could do what everyone else is doing, regardless of their affiliations and beliefs, and just enjoy the comic and the characters.
And that goes for other Christian, Conservatives and Right wing people on here too. Can we try to keep the political BS out of this everyone and just enjoy ourselves. There’s enough of a catfight in America between everyone without dragging it here and screwing up this place too.

1: WHO convinced God to spare the city if ten good men could be found?
2: Okay, so I hear you saying, because women were held to be worth less, God smiled on Lot’s magnanimity in sacrificing his daughters for the sake of male strangers. So… basically what Larissa said?

I am going to predict that this strip will be referenced in that bullish*t “Worst Webcomics” website. Seriously, can’t we just ignore politics and religion and just enjoy the webcomic? I mean, it’s not like this is a huge controversy. Larisa misinterpreting the Word of God? We already had a strip about that a little while ago. Larisa being a slut? There’s like 5 story arcs about that. This strip is nothing different. So can’t we just ignore personal beliefs and just have fun?

God did not condone that act. The Bible merely recorded what happened. Ugh, if you’d like to criticize Christianity, you should at least try researching it.

The strip never claims that God did condone the act. Merely that the bible tells about it (which it does).
If you’d like to criticize the comic, you should at least try and criticize what’s actually there.

And I should clarify my previous statement, I guess: I’m not speaking against people with a strong faith.
And I’m not speaking against people who let the bible heavily influence their lifestyle.
I am speaking against people who say they follow the bible as their highest authority, yet seem to ignore many of it’s rules. Especially just about anything from the New Testament. Of which there are quite a lot. That often are very vocal to boot.

@ Chen:
Shes not criticizing christianity. She is merely being Larisa and telling Sandra her favorite parts of the bible, which by the way ARE in the bible but are not condoned by god. Cant hate on it if its true.

@ Chen:
Lot was still considered good afterward, so… yeah. Condoned. Well, then again, according ot the bible women are worth less than men (literally, on a price basis. Gotta love that condoned slavery.) so I can kinda see where you’re comming from.

Actually, the guy isn’t offering anything, knowing the mob is100% homosexual ergo, more interested by his guests’ asses(this is said a few line before).
If you take the whole story, he’s no baddy, just plain stupid(and a perfect religious according to the book).

I’d rather take this mob story with a bit of romeo and juliet in it, except romeo accepts juliet’s brothers’ request to circumcize all of his family and when it’s done, the brothers kill all of romeo’s family as they are too weaks to defend themselves.